Tender Offer
Tender offer is a takeover offer, a public invitation to shareholders to buy their shares at price at premium to the market price.
Like every takeover bid, tender offer may be qualified as friendly or hostile, and gives various ways to the target company to defend itself. Security & Exchange Commission demands any acquisition above 5% of a company to be filed to the SEC with all relevant information about the transaction.
| Related Terms: Hedged Tender Buyback |